Bahrain vs Iraq: Oil reserves, per square kilometre
Bahrain
37,533 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Iraq
53,109 cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2021
Bahrain rank
6th
Iraq rank
5th
Oil reserves, per square kilometre over time
- Bahrain
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 53,109 cubic meters per square kilometre against 37,533 cubic meters per square kilometre in Bahrain, a difference of 15,576 cubic meters per square kilometre.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.4 times Bahrain's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 6th and Iraq ranks 5th of 201 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 1 and Iraq in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41,188 cubic meters per square kilometre | 18,554 cubic meters per square kilometre | 22,634 cubic meters per square kilometre | Bahrain |
| 1990s | 32,198 cubic meters per square kilometre | 37,696 cubic meters per square kilometre | 5,498 cubic meters per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 2000s | 28,090 cubic meters per square kilometre | 41,469 cubic meters per square kilometre | 13,379 cubic meters per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 2010s | 25,266 cubic meters per square kilometre | 50,552 cubic meters per square kilometre | 25,285 cubic meters per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 2020s | 28,346 cubic meters per square kilometre | 53,109 cubic meters per square kilometre | 24,763 cubic meters per square kilometre | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil reserves, per square kilometre, Bahrain or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 53,109 cubic meters per square kilometre against 37,533 cubic meters per square kilometre in Bahrain as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil reserves, per square kilometre between Bahrain and Iraq?
- 15,576 cubic meters per square kilometre, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Iraq?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Bahrain and Iraq rank globally for oil reserves, per square kilometre?
- Bahrain ranks 6th and Iraq ranks 5th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Oil reserves, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Oil reserves divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.